Jump to content

Red Shannon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Red Shannon
Infielder
Born: (1897-02-11)February 11, 1897
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: April 12, 1970(1970-04-12) (aged 73)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 7, 1915, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
June 2, 1926, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.259
Home runs0
Runs batted in91
Teams

Maurice Joseph "Red" Shannon (February 11, 1897 – April 12, 1970) born in Jersey City, New Jersey was an infielder for the Boston Braves (1915), Philadelphia Athletics (1917–1919 and 1920–21), Boston Red Sox (1919), Washington Senators (1920) and Chicago Cubs (1926).

Over the course of seven seasons, he played in 310 games, drove in 91 runs, stole 21 bases, hit 0 home runs, and had a slash line of .259/.334/.336. His 22 career triples are the most for a player without a home run.

He was the twin brother of Joe Shannon, and the two played on the Braves during the 1915 season. He died in his hometown at the age of 73.

Sources

[edit]